In 1965, thousands marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on a journey for justice. All across the South, college students participated in the 54-mile...
Despite the vociferous outcries from black sorority members nationwide against tossing black Greek life onto the reality show heap, Mona Scott Young (who created the…
The Tom Joyner Foundation® announced the 'Full Ride' scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically...
Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the crisis HBCUs are going through to find funding and keep their doors open for students. “The reality is we are sending students home, we’re laying off faculty … so we’re impacting the markets and communities in which these schools exist and thrive or should be thriving,” Taylor said. “So it’s a real issue. How are we dealing with it? They’re buckling down. They’re laying off. They’re getting rid of work study, [and] that helped many of us get through college… It’s impacting the quality of education for institutions that were historically underfunded and are continuing to feel the effects of this.” Watch the entire clip below. Your browser does not support iframes. Tune in to “NewsOne Now,” weekdays at 7 a.m. EST
by Michelle Matthews-Alexander Are you a student attending a Historically Black College and University who’s interested in giving back to both your community...
The strike of football players at legendary Grambling State University received attention across the world. GSU President Frank Pogue praised the players for providing...
What’s your Black college life like? Post your favorite college pics to Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #HBCUniverse, and we’ll showcase the best images right here. Or, if you just wanna do some good ol’ social media snooping, click through the gallery below. (We won’t tell.) ...
From left to right: Lucien Kidd, Tevin Mgbo, Malcolm Frank, Chukwudi Ndudikwa At least three Morehouse College athletes have been accused of raping an 18-year-old Spelman College student, WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta reports[1]. SEE ALSO: Police Search For Missing Las Vegas Man, Truck Discovered Abandoned[2] The accused are basketball players Malcolm Frank, a junior from Decatur, and Chukwudi Ndudikwa, a senior from Atlanta. Both are charged with rape. Tevin Mgbo, another basketball player, is charged with kidnapping and reckless conduct, according to Fulton County Courthouse records. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports[3] that the three men appeared before a student conduct hearing on campus after the arrest warrants were issued. Lucien Kidd, of Ohio, was also charged with rape in April. Head football coach Rich Freemantold 11Alive News[4] that Kidd tried out for the team in 2010, but did not make the cut. The Journal-Constitution reports that Kidd was arrested in January for battery and ...
